Thioacetamide → Ethyl 2-methyl-4-(2-methylphenyl)-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate

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A stirred mixture of 2-bromo-3-oxo-3-o-tolyl-propionic acid ethyl ester (2.74 g, 9.60 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and thioacetamide (0.76 g, 10.1 mmol, 1.05 equiv) in ethanol (30 mL) was heated to reflux for 4 hours. The cooled mixture was filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water and the organic phase was separated and then washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. The collected organic was dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The resultant residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel (gradient: 0 to 20% ethyl acetate in pentane) to afford 0.84 g (34%) of 2-methyl-4-o-tolyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester as an oil. LCMS (ESI) m+H=261.9; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 7.31-7.18 (m, 4H), 4.16 (q, 2H), 2.76 (s, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H), 1.14 (t, 3H).

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